19th Jun 2026 10:42
FORM 8.5 (EPT/NON-RI) | |||||||
PUBLIC OPENING POSITION DISCLOSURE/DEALING DISCLOSURE BY AN | |||||||
EXEMPT PRINCIPAL TRADER WITHOUT RECOGNISED INTERMEDIARY ("RI") STATUS | |||||||
(OR WHERE RI STATUS IS NOT APPLICABLE) | |||||||
Rule 8.5 of the Takeover Code (the "Code") | |||||||
1. | KEY INFORMATION | ||||||
(a) | Name of exempt principal trader: |
| BARCLAYS CAPITAL SECURITIES LTD | ||||
(b) | Name of offeror/offeree in relation to whose |
| INTERTEK GROUP PLC | ||||
| relevant securities this form relates: |
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(c) | Name of the party to the offer with which exempt | ISOTOPE BIDCO LIMITED (A NEWLY FORMED COMPANY TO BE INDIRECTLY OWNED BY EQT X EUR SCSP AND EQT X USD SCSP, EACH ACTING THROUGH ITS MANAGER EQT FUND MANAGEMENT S.A.R.L., TOGETHER WITH CERTAIN INDIRECT MINORITY SHAREHOLDERS INCLUDING, AMONG OTHERS, LUXINVA AND MUBADALA) | |||||
| principal trader is connected |
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(d) | Date position held/dealing undertaken: |
| 18 Jun 2026 | ||||
(e) | In addition to the company in 1(b) above, is the exempt principal | NO |
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| trader making disclosures in respect of any other party to the offer? |
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2. | POSITIONS OF THE EXEMPT PRINCIPAL TRADER | ||||||
(a) | Interests and short positions in the relevant securities of the offeror or offeree |
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| to which the disclosure relates following the dealing (if any) |
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Class of relevant security: | 1p ordinary | ||||||
| Interests | Short Positions | |||||
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(1) | Relevant securities owned |
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| and/or controlled: |
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| 2,389,205 | 1.55% | 4,138,920 | 2.69% |
(2) | Cash-settled derivatives: |
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| and/or controlled: |
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| 3,395,721 | 2.21% | 1,985,037 | 1.29% |
(3) | Stock-settled derivatives (including options) |
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| 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% |
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| 5,784,926 | 3.76% | 6,123,957 | 3.98% |
(b) | Rights to subscribe for new securities (including directors and other executive |
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Class of relevant security in relation to |
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which subscription right exists |
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Details, including nature of the rights |
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concerned and relevant percentages: |
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3. | DEALINGS (IF ANY) BY THE EXEMPT PRINCIPAL TRADER | ||||||
(a) | Purchases and sales |
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Class of relevant | Purchase/sale | Total number of | Highest price per unit | Lowest price per unit | |||
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1p ordinary | Purchase | 816,066 | 58.2359 GBP | 57.0303 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | Sale | 2,130,327 | 58.1750 GBP | 56.9928 GBP | |||
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(b) | Cash-settled derivative transactions |
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Class of | Product | Nature of dealing | Number of | Price per | |||
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1p ordinary | SWAP | Opening Short | 151 | 58.0647 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Opening Long | 351 | 58.1268 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Opening Long | 190 | 58.1453 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Opening Short | 69 | 58.0754 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Opening Long | 6,443 | 58.1500 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Opening Long | 12,045 | 58.1500 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Opening Long | 247,080 | 58.1500 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Opening Long | 8 | 58.1471 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Opening Long | 3,710 | 58.0750 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Opening Short | 23,000 | 58.0066 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Opening Long | 8 | 58.0750 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Opening Short | 316 | 58.0750 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Opening Short | 1,644 | 58.0750 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Opening Long | 11,142 | 56.9115 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Opening Short | 34,343 | 58.1975 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Opening Short | 10,322 | 58.1055 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | CFD | Opening Short | 27,052 | 58.0931 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | CFD | Opening Long | 1,227 | 57.6331 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | CFD | Opening Long | 1,886 | 58.0482 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | CFD | Opening Short | 617 | 56.9534 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | CFD | Opening Long | 121,106 | 57.9384 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | CFD | Opening Long | 202,051 | 57.9384 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Opening Short | 10,896 | 58.0131 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Opening Long | 349 | 58.0709 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Opening Long | 42,511 | 57.6884 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Opening Short | 38 | 58.0131 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Opening Short | 2,000 | 57.4557 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Opening Long | 41,044 | 58.0870 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Opening Long | 21,417 | 57.3695 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Opening Short | 1,750 | 58.0750 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Opening Short | 1,856 | 58.1616 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Opening Long | 325 | 58.0885 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Opening Long | 44 | 58.0885 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Opening Short | 6,314 | 57.6227 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Opening Long | 56 | 58.1453 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Opening Long | 28,741 | 58.1065 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Opening Long | 100 | 58.1268 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Opening Long | 3,853 | 57.4709 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Opening Long | 851 | 58.1383 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Opening Long | 162 | 58.1383 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Opening Long | 306 | 58.1268 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Opening Short | 20 | 58.1615 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Opening Long | 7,998 | 58.0585 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 136 | 58.1540 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 94 | 57.6636 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 15 | 58.1441 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 1,258 | 58.0750 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 2,968 | 58.1488 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 4 | 58.0750 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 6,490 | 56.9726 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 28,105 | 58.2359 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Closing Short | 10,322 | 57.9790 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Opening Long | 10,484 | 57.9790 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | CFD | Increasing Short | 451 | 58.1040 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | CFD | Closing Long | 1,227 | 58.0716 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | CFD | Opening Short | 490 | 58.0716 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | CFD | Closing Short | 617 | 58.0965 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | CFD | Opening Long | 6,369 | 58.0965 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 3,036 | 58.0131 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 125 | 58.0131 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Closing Short | 2,000 | 57.7839 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Opening Long | 1,650 | 57.7839 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 480 | 58.1500 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 3,383 | 57.5718 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 4 | 58.0750 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 2,225 | 58.0706 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 26 | 57.6636 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Closing Long | 3,853 | 58.0141 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Opening Short | 49 | 58.0141 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 113 | 58.0375 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 1,020 | 58.0777 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 5,485 | 58.1474 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 4 | 58.1137 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 5,217 | 58.1451 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 8,936 | 58.1011 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | CFD | Decreasing Short | 188 | 58.1459 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 41,975 | 58.1500 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 200 | 56.9928 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 14 | 58.1039 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 1,568 | 57.6059 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 8,336 | 58.0357 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 322 | 58.0689 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 7,320 | 58.1441 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 51 | 58.1036 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Closing Long | 9,869 | 58.1479 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Opening Short | 12,482 | 58.1479 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 23,918 | 58.1500 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 1,019 | 58.1500 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 25,000 | 57.5913 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 3,941 | 57.5057 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 173 | 58.1114 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 515 | 57.7780 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 448 | 58.1437 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 25,000 | 57.9069 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 5,228 | 57.5558 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 2,879 | 58.0888 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 488 | 58.0920 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 115 | 58.1360 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 46,398 | 58.1500 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 1,190 | 58.1347 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 152 | 58.1441 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 114 | 58.0526 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 164 | 58.0750 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 9,116 | 57.8595 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 156 | 58.0706 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 556 | 58.1058 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 30,250 | 57.9447 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 14,131 | 58.0043 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 13 | 58.0691 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 3,754 | 58.0393 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 173 | 57.2500 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 9,795 | 57.6742 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 17 | 58.0294 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 67,591 | 57.9236 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 5,810 | 58.1178 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 19 | 58.1500 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 18,280 | 57.6711 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 7,882 | 57.9824 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Closing Short | 8,393 | 58.0068 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Opening Long | 6,477 | 58.0068 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 80,000 | 58.0790 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 3,262 | 57.6528 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 199 | 57.1000 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 143 | 57.5970 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 171,473 | 58.0267 GBP | |||
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(c) | Stock-settled derivative transactions (including options) |
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(i) | Writing, selling, purchasing or varying |
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Class | Product | Writing, | Number | Exercise | Type | Expiry | Option |
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(ii) | Exercising |
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Class of relevant | Product description | Exercising/ exercised against | Number of | Exercise price per | |||
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(d) | Other dealings (including subscribing for new securities) |
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Class of relevant | Nature of Dealings | Details | Price per unit (if | ||||
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4. | OTHER INFORMATION | ||||||
(a) | Indemnity and other dealings arrangements |
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Details of any indemnity or option arrangement, or any agreement or understanding, |
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formal or informal, relating to relevant securities which may be an inducement to deal |
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or refrain from dealing entered into by the exempt principal trader making the disclosure and any party |
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to the offer or any person acting in concert with a party to the offer: |
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(b) | Agreements, arrangements or understandings relating to options or derivatives |
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Details of any agreement, arrangement or understanding, formal or informal, between |
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the exempt principal trader making the disclosure and any other person relating to: |
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(i) the voting rights of any relevant securities under any option; or |
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(ii) the voting rights of future acquisition or disposal of any relevant securities to which |
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any derivative is referenced: |
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(c) | Attachments |
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Is a Supplemental Form 8 (Open Positions) attached? | NO | ||||||
Date of disclosure: | 19 Jun 2026 | ||||||
Contact name: | Large Holdings Regulatory Operations | ||||||
Telephone number: | 020 3134 7213 | ||||||
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